{"title":"Matthew Bradley","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatthew Bradley\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts gripping narratives within the \u003cem\u003eCrime \u0026amp; Thriller\u003c\/em\u003e genre, blending intense suspense with intricate plotting. Readers can expect tense, fast-paced stories that delve into the darker edges of human nature and justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith titles like \u003cem\u003eBlood 'n' Thunder 2024 Special Edition\u003c\/em\u003e, Bradley's work offers a thrilling experience marked by sharp twists and well-drawn characters, perfect for those who appreciate a gripping page-turner steeped in mystery and danger.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"blood-n-thunder-2024-special-edition-by-michael-brown-9798884872493","title":"Blood 'n' Thunder 2024 Special Edition","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlood 'n' Thunder\u003c\/em\u003e's annual book-length issue for 2024 packs nearly 100,000 words of pulp and pop-culture history into 276 pages. As always, our in-depth articles combine rigorous scholarship with fannish enthusiasm, exploring the world of vintage adventure, mystery, and melodrama in pulp magazines and other storytelling mediums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this issue, novelist Will Murray weighs in on a \"lost\" detective story supposedly written by \u003cem\u003eMaltese Falcon\u003c\/em\u003e creator Dashiell Hammett. Canadian journalist and documentary filmmaker Don Hutchison contributes appreciations of the classic 1932 film \u003cem\u003eWhite Zombie\u003c\/em\u003e and pulp fiction that features Royal Canadian Mounted Police as heroes. Old Time Radio expert Karl Schadow documents a 1931 radio series that dramatised stories from \u003cem\u003eAdventure\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, the \"Dean of the Pulps.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback authority Gary Lovisi covers a mid-1920s series of proto-paperbacks reprinting yarns from the pulps. Fantastic-literature historian Will Oliver surveys \u003cem\u003eThe Black Cat\u003c\/em\u003e, a late 19th-century magazine often cited as the precursor to \u003cem\u003eWeird Tales\u003c\/em\u003e for its periodic forays into the strange and supernatural. Matthew Bradley takes a close and comprehensive look at the early fantasy and science-fictional stories of acclaimed fictioneer and dramatist Richard Matheson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGilbert Colon reviews the participation in science-fiction fandom of the late film critic Roger Ebert. \u003cem\u003eBlood 'n' Thunder\u003c\/em\u003e editor-publisher Ed Hulse takes a deep dive into the occult world of Chandu the Magician, whose long-running radio adventures and big-screen appearances thrilled millions of fans during the 1930s. Finally, there's another handful of how-to articles, culled from the long-ago pages of \u003cem\u003eWriter's Digest\u003c\/em\u003e, by such prominent pulp-fiction writers and editors as Erle Stanley Gardner, Hugo Gernsback, Henry Kuttner, and Leo Margulies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach article is profusely illustrated with vintage magazine covers and artwork, rare movie stills, vintage advertisements, etc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48127174705388,"sku":"9798884872493","price":81.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/8885be16d787b3a5212da37c677fceab.jpg?v=1787725205"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/matthew-bradley.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}